Ludogorets will stand against Videoton in the second preliminary round of the Champions League. Paulo Autuori’s players defeated Crusaders with a 2:0 score and with a total of 9:0 goals they move on to the next round.
Ludogorets dominated the first half at ‘Seaview’ stadium and there was only one goal after Brown scored an own goal. There could have been a second goal sixty seconds later, but Lukoki sent the ball straight into the woodwork.
The team from Razgrad was close to a second goal when the first half began after Lukoki and Marcelinho both missed, Eventually Swierczok added the second goal in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute Nedyalkov joined the team and replaced Natanael, and this was the player’s debut in an official game.
CRUSADERS - LUDOGORETS 0:2
0:1 Brown (11') – own goal
0:2 Swierczok (65')
Crusaders: 1. O’Neill, 2. Burns, 4. Beverland, 7. Lowry (67 – 21. Cadel), 10. Carvil,14. Forsouth, 18. J. Owens (32 – 11. Cushley), 16. K. Owens, 19. Snody, 20. Brown, 25. Clark (81 – 9. Glaquin)
Ludogorets: 1. Broun, 4. Cicinho (61 – Panov), 5. Terziev, 30. Moti, 6. Natanael (70 – Nedyalkov), 8. Sasha, 18. Dyakov, 84. Marcelinho, 37. Paulo, 92. Lukoki, 70. Swierczok (79 – Bakalov)